My 10 year old daughter wants one for Christmas to practice her softball pitching (fast-pitch, hard ball). Has anyone used this net for this purpose?
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she could do it, but no what its made for. It's more designed to work on defense (in my opinion)- the ball is not going to come back to her when at a pitching distance- if she doesn't mind going and picking the ball up after she pitches, then it would be okay.
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My ten year old son uses it for defense. Great for defense but I don't believe the ball will return at pitching distance. If it doesn't return completely it's still better than throwing at a five gallon bucket.
589
My eight year old grandson loves it and doesn't mind go after the ball when it doesn't exactly return to him. But once in a while (when he pitches to the lower part) it does return to his surprise. It it well made and easily put together.
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This is NOT a good net for that.. it is tight and will kick the ball back to the source. I would recommend getting some TCB balls. This is what I use for front toss and I coach 5 teams ages 7-19 they work great and no fear of getting hit/hurt
1515513
We bought this for our 8 year old. At her ability level, it's perfect for her. It's pitches are consistent within about a 9" diameter and works very well, but pitches overhanded. I asked my hubby (who is their coach) and he suggested the next model up for a teenager in varsity softball with underhanded pitching. He is impressed with this UPM45 model and says it would be "good enough" if that's all you can afford, but their UPM55 might be a better choice. It's red and $380 on Amazon. Reviews seem mixed, but there aren't many so it's tough to say. Perhaps you'll find more reviews at another site. Good luck!
506191
I don't think this net is sturdy enough for volleyball, but it depends how your kids play volleyball. It's better for tennis or badminton, where you don't expect to come in contact with the net.
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Tim, I might add this is a great net, good quality n easy setup. I just taped off a strike zone, 12×12.
765136
Should be okay because the whole net is encompassed by an elastic. This may be hard to envision but if you put it onto your net frame and let the bottom "corners" of the net pull in, it'll be a nice fit. What you'll see is that the two lower "corners" of the netting will pull in so that the bottom-back of the net area has netting on the ground. Wish I could make it clearer, but I can't. Basically, you should be fine.
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I bought this for my 13 year old grandson. He uses it to pitch to and to field grounders. He likes it but I can't say because I haven't seen him use it with a baseball. He throws football passes into it too.
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Well if u put ur net at 7ft u r way to low!!!!! Unless u r just party players trying to feel tough... U r hurting real players and if kids that play school vball r using that u r hurting them by being to low. I coach 3 clkub teams and youngest team is made up of 1st & 2nd graders and they play on a 7'. 6" net... So if u r trying to help kids u need to raise it
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That's what I use it for. I hit irons and drivers into it from about 10ft in front of the net. Never had a ball go thru it. But then my drives only go about 225 yrds so dont know if it would hold a drive hit hard enough to go 300 yrds.
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Yes because it's narrower which gives it a little more spring. It's best used as a protective net for pitching and drills. If using for soft toss, the BowNet Soft toss net is a better choice (wider and less spring with BowNet Big Mouth and the Jugs Travel and Instant screens working best if you want to deaden and collect balls for soft toss
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I use it for my son. He's 6 now. Purchased it as he graduated from tball to little league. So that was when he was 4. And will continue to use.. buying a back net proved to be the best partner with the pitcher.
2012198
My kids use it for football (baseball too) and it works well but best if you hit the tighter woven area in the middle. If you are looking for something purely for football or baseball for that matter, I would buy a different net with tighter weaving but this one is good for multi-use
1515512
I don't recommend it for varsity level softball. The machine throws with an overhand motion, opposite of what she'd face in competition. The compromise is OK for beginning softball players, but not high school level.
1490573
It will sure hold up. This is a great net. I use it for 11U baseball and 16U fastpitch teams. The system goes up fast and anchors in with four "u" tent stakes. Really compact and is up and down in minutes. The net has plenty of give so that us old guys can swing away!
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It might not look good but I bet if the net is bigger then the frame, all you would need to do is connect the little bungee cords to a square in the net that is NOT on the edge but rather in a little bit towards the center. You would have some overlap of the netting but it would work the same. I think my pitch back came with the bungee cords, if not, you will need to buy some.
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Our team has used these nets for several years for practice with 10+ girls hitting buckets of balls every practice. This net is sturdy and well built-it is made to last and it will hold up to the wind which is a big issue in our area (stakes are included and very helpful). A daughter's fall ball team bought some cheaper knock-offs and they didn't even last two weeks before the nets tore. Well worth every penny!!!!
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This net is not tall or wide, and I would not recommend it for volleyball. It's fun for badminton or other playground ball games.